Coping with a Paraphrenic World in Late Life

Authors: Fromholt P.¹; Bender L.²; Elleberg B.³

Source: Journal of Clinical Geropsychology, Volume 05, Number 4, October 1999 , pp. 301-308(8)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

This study deals with late paraphrenia from a psychological coping perspective. Analyses of coping behavior in relation to paraphrenic delusions and hallucinations revealed rational choices of coping efforts and generally consistent emotional reactions to the subjectively perceived problem. The majority of the patients did not display evidence of premorbid abnormal personalities or life courses. The creation and sustainment of psychotic thoughts are discussed in relation to lack of correcting social feedback due to social isolation and weakened cognitive source monitoring. The implications of a psychological coping perspective for intervention are indicated.

Keywords: paraphrenia; coping; aging; paranoid conditions

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Center for Gerontopsychology, Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus, Skovagervej 2, 8240 Risskov, Denmark 2: Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus, Center for Gerontopsychology, Aarhus, Denmark 3: Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus

Publication date: 1999-10-01